Wes Craven’s 10 Best Movies According To Rotten Tomatoes

Iconic horror film director, Wes Craven, died yesterday at age 76. He leaves behind a legacy of classic horror films, but which one is the best?

According to Rotten Tomatoes, Craven's best work is the original Nightmare on Elm Street released in 1984.

In order to qualify for Craven's 10 best movies, I had a couple of criteria that I followed. One of which, he had to be the sole director, and secondly, he was only credited as director. Sorry, but his acting roles don't count in my world.

Craven's 10 best movies according to Rotten Tomatoes:

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "Wes Craven's intelligent premise, combined with the horrifying visual appearance of Freddy Krueger, still causes nightmares to this day."

2. Scream 2 (1997) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate."

3. Red Eye (2005) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "With solid performances and tight direction from Wes Craven, Red Eye is a brisk, economic thriller."

4. Scream (1996) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "Horror icon Wes Craven's subversive deconstruction of the genre is sly, witty, and surprisingly effective as a slasher film itself, even if it's a little too cheeky for some."

5. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "The film, while technologically advanced, is not as gory as earlier films. It is also interesting that most of the actors portray themselves."

6. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors (1987) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "The best of the Elm Street sequels, this creepy, surreal fantasy features terrific effects, a fine young cast, and an air of grim fatalism that sets it apart from its giggly successors."

7. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "While on a road trip from Cleveland, the Carter family's car breaks down in the deserts of southern California. They soon become the prey of a bizarre clan of mutant cave-dwellers."

8. Music Of The Heart (1999) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "Meryl Streep's depiction of an ordinary person doing extraordinary things transcends, inspires, and entertains."

9. Swamp Thing (1982) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "Unabashedly campy -- often to its detriment -- Swamp Thing is not without its charms, among them Adrienne Barbeau as the damsel in distress."

10. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1987) - According to Rotten Tomatoes: "Bill Pullman stars as Dennis Alan, a Harvard researcher sent to Haiti by a pharmaceutical company to investigate the zombie legend and any possible connection it might have to a rumored drug that could be used as a new breed of powerful anesthetic."